Latest Wisconsin Headlines
All the headlines from our Wisconsin Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wis. Supreme Court Nixes Class-action Lawsuit Against Harley-Davidson
Jul 13 2007 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to reopen a class-action lawsuit that accuses Harley-Davidson Inc. of failing to disclose a defect in two engine types sold in 1999 and 2000. In a 4-3 vote, the court upheld...
Insurance Group Urges Defeat of Wis. Auto Repair Shop Legislation
Jul 11 2007 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) today urged Wisconsin legislators to reject two bills that would make it illegal for insurers to provide their customers valuable information after a car accident. “These...
Wis. Man Gets 15-year Prison Term for Torching Historic Church
Jun 13 2007 // A judge sentenced a homeless man to 15 years in prison this week for burning down the city’s historic Catholic church, saying the mentally ill man was a danger to the public. Dane County Judge Steven Ebert sentenced...
Personal Lines Leaders
Jun 4 2007 // Agency Name 2006 Personal Personal Total 2006 Main Office Main Office Web site Lines Lines P/C Premiums City State Premium Revenue Written 1 Keystone Insurers Group $316.0 million $39.5 million $790.0...
Wis. General Casualty, Unigard Purchase by QBE Insurance Finalized
Jun 1 2007 // The previously announced purchase of Wisconsin-based insurer General Casualty, its U.S. holding company, and sister company Unigard Insurance Group (Bellevue, Wash.) by Australia-based QBE Insurance Group was completed May...
Wis. SECURA Promotes Van Beek to Vice President, Agency Automation
May 31 2007 // Appleton-Wis.-based SECURA Insurance recently named Bob Van Beek vice president-Agency Automation. Previously, Van Beek served the company as director-Agency Automation. With his new title, Van Beek continues to lead the...
Wis. Wausau Survey Reveals Trends in Lines of Commercial Insurance
May 30 2007 // Spurrred by advice from their agent or broker, commercial insurance buyers show increasing interest in buying more than one line of coverage from a carrier, according to a new survey commissioned by Wis.-based Wausau...
Wis. Heller Ehrman Adds Timothy W. Burns
May 30 2007 // Heller Ehrman recently announced that Timothy W. Burns has joined its Insurance Recovery practice in the firm’s Madison, Wis. office. A former American Bar Assn. Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee co-chair,...
2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers
May 21 2007 // 1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty...
Wis. hockey player loses 5-year battle with insurance company
May 21 2007 // An adult hockey player who punched an opponent in the face during a heated game in Appleton,Wis., nearly five years ago lost a legal battle to have his insurance company pay the injured player. The 3rd District Court of...
Wis. hockey player loses 5-year battle with insurance company
May 21 2007 // An adult hockey player who punched an opponent in the face during a heated game in Appleton, Wis., nearly five years ago lost a legal battle to have his insurance company pay the injured player. The 3rd District Court of...
Indictment Alleges Wis. Arson Scheme to Collect Insurance Money
May 21 2007 // A grocery store owner, her son and his girlfriend face federal charges in the fire that gutted the business last year, allegedly as part of a scheme to collect just over $794,000 in insurance money. Mayneng Xiong, 51,...
Wis. R&R Insurance Names Harrison Executive Vice President
May 21 2007 // Wisconsin-based Insurance Services, Inc., recently named Mike Harrison as executive vice president. Based at R&R Insurance Services’ headquarters location in Waukesha, Harrison will be directly involved with the...
Wis. Hockey Player Loses 5-Year Battle with Insurance Company
May 10 2007 // An adult hockey player who punched an opponent in the face during a heated game in Appleton nearly five years ago lost a legal battle this week to have his insurance company pay the injured player. The 3rd District Court...
Wis. Appeals Court Upholds Arsonist’s Convictions
Apr 26 2007 // A man sent to prison for igniting a string of garage fires that terrorized Wausau, Wis. nearly four years ago received a fair trial, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Police did not violate Kevin Zarm’s...
Wis. Files Lawsuit Against Health Card Issuer MedLife
Apr 24 2007 // Dawn Domain signed up as a member of MedLife Plus to receive its card that promised discounts on medical services of up to 80 percent from local providers in Burlington. But all of the doctors MedLife said would take the...
Wis. Markel American Announces Launch of Market Boat Program
Apr 24 2007 // Markel American Insurance Co. recently announced the launch of their new Markel Boat program for insuring boats up to 26 feet in length. MAIC’s new Markel Boat program is intended to offer a wider breadth of options...
Wis. Trucker Wins Great American’s ‘Big Rig Giveaway’
Apr 10 2007 // A long-haul trucker from Janesville, Wis., won Great American Insurance Group’s BIG RIG GIVEAWAY at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) on March 24 in Louisville, Ky., the company announced. Bruce Doering’s...
Wis. Moore Recipient of National Young Insurance Professional Award
Apr 2 2007 // Michael J. Moore has been named the 2007 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year. The award was presented March 31, 2007 by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). Moore is executive...
Wis. Bill Would Provide Coverage for Uninsured Veterans
Mar 29 2007 // Wisconsin legislative Democrats unveiled plans this week to make health insurance coverage available for most uninsured veterans in the state. The Assembly Speaker said he would keep Rep. Terry Musser as chair of a...
